{"nrhp_refnum":"82001125","name":"Cedarcliff Gatehouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"66 Ferris Lane","address_restricted":false,"city":"Poughkeepsie","county":"Dutchess County","state":"NY","lat":41.684253581000064,"lon":-73.91978596299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-11-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick Gothic Cottage-style residence at 66 Ferris Lane in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, built about 1845 as the rear gatehouse of the James Winslow estate, \"Cedarcliff\".","why_significant":"The building is an example of Gothic Revival design, with a cross-shaped plan, paired round-arched windows and decorative bargeboard. Together with the board and batten gatehouse at \"Springside\", it represents a rare type of rural architecture in Poughkeepsie. Tradition links the estate's planning to Andrew Jackson Downing, though this is stated only as a possibility.","narrative":"Built around 1845, this brick cottage at 66 Ferris Lane in Poughkeepsie began as the rear gatehouse of \"Cedarcliff\", the estate of James Winslow. A section of the ornate cast iron fence and gate-post survives at the corner of Ferris Lane and Bancroft Road. Local tradition says the estate was planned by Andrew Jackson Downing in the 1840s, and the form calls this plausible because the land lay immediately south of Downing's estate for Matthew Vassar and because the Winslows were fashionable. The house has a cross-shaped plan, deep eaves with extended rafters, a scroll-sawn bargeboard, and paired round-arched windows with louvered shutters. Inside are simple fireplaces and a cherry staircase. A one-story rear addition and an attached garage have been added, and the building is still a residence. It is valued as a rare example of Gothic Revival rural architecture in the city, alongside the gatehouse at \"Springside\".","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Andrew Jackson Downing (possibly) of Newburgh","architectural_style":"Gothic Cottage / Gothic Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a residence, as originally; condition listed as fair, with a one-story rear addition and attached garage.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:43.095957-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/82001125.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001125/d91309ffb0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001125/d91309ffb0-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Pksherpa","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cedarcliff_Gatehouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Pksherpa</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cedarcliff_Gatehouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312490","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedarcliff_Gatehouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5056968"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/dutchess-county/cedarcliff-gatehouse-82001125/"}